Universal Crossword December 28, 2024 Answers

1. Event in which one might exhibit model behavior? 12. Apple's mobile platform 15. Age of connectivity that boomed in the mid-1990s 16. John of "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle" 17. Camping item that's subject to inflation? 18. Lawyers' grp. 19. Celebrity chef Ming ___ 20. Australia's national gemstone 21. Ed who played Santa in "Elf" 23. Stitch 24. Small argument 25. Wash oneself 26. Keep afloat 28. Marriage-related party? 29. ___ down (devour) 30. (Not my mistake) 32. Bird associated with Aphrodite 33. Become understood 35. Sentence segment 37. Hot dog holders 38. "Truthfully ...," in a text 40. Ireland, to its residents 41. Some sandwich cookies 43. Metal used to create a deep blue pigment 45. Falsely represent 46. Green tube in Mario games 47. Chem., for one 50. Hobbits' home, with "The" 51. Hockey feint 52. Junk email 53. ___ Palmas (Canary Islands' capital) 54. Singer of the 1997 hit "You're Still the One" 57. Sinus specialist: Abbr. 58. "You thought wrong!" 59. Oral surgeon's degree: Abbr. 60. Parent's response to a naggy child

1. Decrees 2. Spice that tastes similar to fennel 3. Iced coffee insert 4. Prefix with "sphere" 5. Glass on the radio 6. Completely in control 7. Earnings after tax 8. Low-altitude cloud type 9. Bread loaf end 10. Surgery sites, for short 11. Pungent sushi condiment 12. "Must be my lucky day!" 13. "Mind your manners!" 14. "Just like us!" 22. Grainy picture, say? 24. Mope around 26. "Good evening," in French 27. Dot on a die 29. Menus that might suggest pairings 31. Bargain bites 33. Steady presence during tense times 34. Peacock's network 36. Work (up) 37. Winter Olympics vehicle 39. Wish otherwise 42. Teeter-totter 44. It has a top and bottom but nothing in between 47. World's leader in olive oil production 48. North Africa's largest city 49. "This is my first day on the job" 51. Prog. for "Dreamers" 52. Whack 55. "Come again?" 56. Ironman race, informally